Faculty Profile: Sam Elliott

Sam D. Elliott practices primarily in the field of litigation. He has tried jury cases involving business disputes, products liability, personal injury, employment discrimination and eminent domain. Sam also represents the municipal governments of Soddy Daisy, Collegedale, Lakesite, Walden and Ridgeside and therefore is experienced in such diverse matters as government land use regulation and civil rights litigation. He also advises clients on issues of employment law, environmental law, commercial disputes and professional liability, has served as an arbitrator, and is a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator. Sam is listed in the Publication Best Lawyers in America for Bet the Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Land Use and Zoning, Litigation-Municipal and Municipal Law. He has been selected as a Mid South Super Lawyer every year since 2006 and is AV® Preeminent™ rated in Martindale-Hubbell.

Sam is a past president of both the Tennessee Bar Association and the Chattanooga Bar Association. He has been named to Legal Aid of East Tennessee‘s Hall of Fame, and his other honors include the Chattanooga Bar Association's Ralph H. Kelley Humanitarian Award, the Justices Brock and Cooper American Inns of Court Civility Award, and Legal Aid of East Tennessee Chief Justice William M. Barker Equal Access to Justice Award.

Sam and his wife, Karen, have two daughters, and attend Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church. Sam is also a published author on topics concerning Tennesseans in the Civil War.  His four books include Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator, the co-winner of the 2010 Tennessee History Book Award, and John C. Brown of Tennessee: Rebel, Redeemer and Railroader, the winner of the 2017 Tennessee History Book Award.